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title: 'Sicario (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Denis Villeneuve'
released: '2015-09-18'
runtime_minutes: 121
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sicario-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3397884/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sicario (2015)

2015 · R · 121 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Sicario is a 2015 American action crime thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Taylor Sheridan in his screenwriting debut and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. The film follows a principled FBI special agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. Sicario was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on September 18, 2015, followed by a nationwide release on October 2, 2015.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-villeneuve)
- **Screenplay:** [Taylor Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-sheridan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jóhann Jóhannsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-johannsson)
- **Producer:** [Thad Luckinbill](https://cinepixo.com/people/thad-luckinbill), [Molly Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-smith), [Trent Luckinbill](https://cinepixo.com/people/trent-luckinbill), [Edward L. McDonnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-l-mcdonnell), [Basil Iwanyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-iwanyk)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Joe Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-walker)

## Cast

- [Julio Cedillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-cedillo)
- [Raoul Trujillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-trujillo)
- [Alan Purwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-purwin)
- [Emily Blunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-blunt)
- [Josh Brolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-brolin)
- [Benicio del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/benicio-del-toro)
- [Jon Bernthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-bernthal)
- [Victor Garber](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garber)
- [Jeffrey Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-donovan)
- [Daniel Kaluuya](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-kaluuya)
- [Johnny Otto](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-otto)
- [Maximiliano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximiliano-hernandez)

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